US WARN intelligence

California layoffs & WARN notices

California has 17,586 non-cancelled imported WARN notices reporting 1,452,638 workers affected. 217 notices have future effective dates. These totals cover imported records only.

What the official notice history shows

During the last 365 days, this imported archive contains 1,497 eligible official filings for California, reporting 74,240 affected workers. 0 worker counts are unavailable. The newest official notice date is Oct 6, 2026.

17521 non-cancelled direct government records and 63 attributed secondary records appear in the full archive. Recent official event types: layoff, closure, temporary, unspecified. These figures describe notices, not unique people or completed layoffs. Grouped company names do not establish ownership.

Compare original weekly and monthly official-data reports → · How dates, names and counts are interpreted

17,586Non-cancelled notices
1,452,638Reported workers
217Future effective dates
Coverage is limited to connected sources and imported date ranges. 2 notices have unavailable worker counts. Company groups match normalized names; aliases below preserve exact employer names from filings. Methodology →

Notice history by year

20261,152 notices · 58,577 reported workers
20251,591 notices · 94,948 reported workers
20241,595 notices · 86,470 reported workers
20231,749 notices · 95,154 reported workers
2022874 notices · 57,251 reported workers
2021643 notices · 49,772 reported workers
20206,111 notices · 660,835 reported workers
2019729 notices · 60,943 reported workers
2018704 notices · 68,683 reported workers
2017671 notices · 57,317 reported workers
2016679 notices · 63,026 reported workers
2015748 notices · 69,420 reported workers
2014339 notices · 30,237 reported workers
20081 notices · 5 reported workers

Filings and attributed reports

Company / locationWorkersEffective dateNotice dateType / source
KmartFontana, CA133Dec 11, 2016Sep 16, 2016closureSource ↗
KmartLos Angeles, CA234Dec 11, 2016Sep 16, 2016closureSource ↗
SynapticsSan Jose, CA77Jul 31, 2016Sep 16, 2016layoffSource ↗
BoeingHuntington Beach, CA23Nov 18, 2016Sep 16, 2016layoffSource ↗
BoeingEl Segundo, CA59Nov 18, 2016Sep 16, 2016layoffSource ↗
Hewlett Packard EnterpriseSunnyvale, CA208Aug 26, 2016Sep 15, 2016layoffSource ↗
CareFusion ResourcesSan Diego, CA128Sep 30, 2016Sep 15, 2016layoffSource ↗
DreamWorks Animation andGlendale, CA226Nov 18, 2016Sep 15, 2016layoffSource ↗
UtilimapSan Ramon, CA5Nov 15, 2016Sep 14, 2016layoffSource ↗
Sony Computer Entertainment AmericaSan Diego, CA40Sep 14, 2016Sep 14, 2016layoffSource ↗
OakleyMira Loma, CA119Jan 31, 2017Sep 14, 2016closureSource ↗
VarengoTorrance, CA22Nov 15, 2016Sep 13, 2016layoffSource ↗
VarengoAnaheim, CA60Nov 15, 2016Sep 13, 2016layoffSource ↗
The Carlstar GroupOntario, CA139Dec 2, 2016Sep 13, 2016closureSource ↗
Southern California EdisonRosemead, CA43Oct 22, 2016Sep 13, 2016layoffSource ↗
Brake PartsChowchilla, CA1Oct 31, 2016Sep 12, 2016closureSource ↗
VF Contemporary BrandsLos Angeles, CA55Sep 12, 2016Sep 12, 2016layoffSource ↗
VF Contemporary BrandsVernon, CA50Sep 12, 2016Sep 12, 2016layoffSource ↗
Tech SolChula Vista, CA102Sep 30, 2016Sep 8, 2016closureSource ↗
SymantecMountain View, CA23Nov 2, 2016Sep 8, 2016layoffSource ↗
The HertzSan Francisco, CA156Nov 8, 2016Sep 7, 2016layoffSource ↗
ITT Technical ServicesOxnard, CA38Sep 6, 2016Sep 7, 2016closureSource ↗
ITT Technical ServicesSan Bernardino, CA70Sep 6, 2016Sep 7, 2016closureSource ↗
ITT Technical ServicesSan Dimas, CA48Sep 6, 2016Sep 7, 2016closureSource ↗
ITT Technical ServicesTorrance, CA67Sep 6, 2016Sep 7, 2016closureSource ↗

17,596 notices · Source check Oct 11, 2026